Learning Prefixes and Suffixes was never so easy as it is now. This site
represents the most complete collection of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and word stems found on
the Web today.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul?
- Jesus -
Common Prefixes in Medicine
The common prefixes in medicine are few compared to the prefixes used in the English language on a daily basis.
Yes, many prefixes used in medicine are also used by language learners, but the common prefixes in medicine are few
compared to other fields.
Learning prefixes takes time and effort -- especially in the medical
field -- seeing there are so many of them. What's more, they are so specialized... and so foreign
(for the most part) that it's like learning another language altogether.
This page represents the last in a series of pages containing common prefixes in medicine.
To see the other pages (separated alphabetically for ease of learning and listing) you can reach them by clicking
on medical prefixes, (A-C) (D-G) (H-L)
(M-R) (S-Z) at the left MENU.
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